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3 posts on this thread and the last post was on February 23rd, 2009 7:45 PM
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lilac - February 20th, 2009 11:35 PM
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I have a hormonal imbalance, my period is irregular and 3 days ago I started to feel like I have a stomach gas or flatulence. This morning, I decided to taking a preg test and the result is positive. I started feeling so scared and confused about being pregnant because I have been taking weight loss drugs for the past 3 months. This may affect the baby's health, what should I do?


mybeeps - February 21st, 2009 3:38 AM

going to the doctor and talking to he/she is going to do a lot more then anyone on here can say. I'm sure they'll do a sonogram to figure out the age of the baby, unless you know when conception occured. Changing how you eat now, and stopping the diet pills, and the diet would also most likely be a good thing. Taking a good prenatal will also be a good thing for you and the baby. I have a thyroid issue as well as a clotting disorder.... i haven't stopped taking those drugs, and the baby is doing great. (i'll be 19 weeks tomorrow)
good luck, and keep us updated!!


lilac - February 21st, 2009 4:57 AM

Thanks so much for your reply, mybeeps. I have many questions that are botheing me now aside from that. I am not a first time mom, actually this is my 4th pregnancy. And I'm really thinking if this is the right time to have another baby because we aren't prepared for this financially, and also my kids are all boys (3), so I'm afraid that this might be a baby boy again. I want to have a baby girl. And my youngest son is only 27months old. And he can't even walk alone yet. His motor development is slow. what will I do?


mybeeps - February 23rd, 2009 7:45 PM

Only you and your husband/boyfriend will know which way is going to be best for you and your children. I do understand wanting a girl after all the boys you’ve had. Actually ours is just the opposite. My husband has two girls already and I have one, so this one will make 4 between us. We were really hoping for a boy, but will try again. There are certain things you can do to try to promote getting pregnant with a girl, but those are expensive for the most part, and then you have just.. Basic old wives tales. I personally don’t condone abortion, but I know that in certain circumstances they are necessary, not just for the mom, but for the family as well. Its never an easy decision, but if it’s the between what’s best for your family and what’s not. Again that’s only something that you and your family can answer. I really don’t know many people that have everything in order financially and still have children. I mean, right now we are up to about 58,000 in debt, and I’m in this very high risk pregnancy. We know that within 6 months of this baby being born, we will be pregnant again. I’ll be 34 when this one is born, and I really don’t want to be pregnant when I’m 40, and we want at least one boy. I’m not sure if some of your worry is because your son has motor development issues. Do your other boys have any problems? Its is something that is common in your family, or your husbands? Maybe you’ll be down to just making pro and con lists and trying to figure out what actually does work out the best.